Heart Rate Monitor Running Diary – Week Two (Part 4 and Summary)

I’m pleased to say that my cold does not seem to be getting worse and is remaining very mild. I’ve written an article on the Women’s Heart Rate Monitor blog that discusses the subject of “should I run when I have a cold”, so you can see how I decide whether I should continue training.

I started the run at the same speed as my previous run and could soon see that I was responding better to the training. Not only was my first mile faster, but also I ran the fastest times for each of the subsequent mile splits. I proceeded with my plan to run the full five miles.

My split times were 10:41, 22:17, 34:27, 47:29, and 01:01:37. It is good to see a couple of minutes reduction in my four mile time in the space of a week. The times are still slow for me, but I’m aware that it will take me four months or more to get back to my previous fitness level, and longer still to get back to my best.

Here is the summary of my training this week:

Weekly Summary
Date Detail Incline Time Miles Peak H/R Avg. H/R
Sept-14 3m < 70% 0.0 00:35:48 3.00 153 149
Mile Splits: 1m 11:03; 2m 22:54; 3m 35:48
Sept-15 4m < 70% 0.0 00:48:23 4.00 153 150
Mile Splits: 1m 10:56; 2m 22:24; 3m 34:55; 4m 48:23
Sept-16 OFF - - - - -
-
Sept-17 4m < 70% 0.0 00:49:18 4.00 153 150
Mile Splits: 1m 10:47; 2m 22:29; 3m 35:18; 4m 49:18
Sept-18 OFF - - - - -
-
Sept-19 5m < 70% 0.0 01:01:37 5.00 153 151
Mile Splits: 1m 10:41; 2m 22:17; 3m 34:27; 4m 47:29; 5m 1:01:37
Sept-20 OFF - - - - -
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My plan for the coming week is to run four recovery runs for a total of twenty miles, and with my longest run being six miles. I’m tempted to throw in a hard session, but will hold-off until I am ready. The improvements are coming – it just takes time, patience and a plan.

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